SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

This install program copies files (often just compiled) into destination locations you choose. If you want to download and install a ready−to−use package on a GNU/Linux system, you should instead be using a package manager like yum(1) or apt−get(1).

In the first three forms, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group. In the 4th form, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
−−backup[=CONTROL]

make a backup of each existing destination file

−b

like −−backup but does not accept an argument

−c

(ignored)

−C, −−compare

compare each pair of source and destination files, and in some cases, do not modify the destination at all

−d, −−directory

treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of the specified directories

−D

create all leading components of DEST except the last, then copy SOURCE to DEST

−g, −−group=GROUP

set group ownership, instead of process’ current group

−m, −−mode=MODE

set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr−xr−x

−o, −−owner=OWNER

set ownership (super−user only)

−p, −−preserve−timestamps

apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding destination files

−s, −−strip

strip symbol tables

−−strip−program=PROGRAM

program used to strip binaries

−S, −−suffix=SUFFIX

override the usual backup suffix

−t, −−target−directory=DIRECTORY

copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

−T, −−no−target−directory

treat DEST as a normal file

−v, −−verbose

print the name of each directory as it is created

−−preserve−context

preserve SELinux security context

−Z, −−context=CONTEXT

set SELinux security context of files and directories

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

The backup suffix is ‘~’, unless set with −−suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the −−backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
none, off